How a company handles the communications of a layoff can have an impact not only on the current workforce and future employees, but its overall reputation as well. And many companies are not so well handling layoffs. crisiscommunications.com/layoffs-and-co…

Taking ownership of an association’s risk profile and proactively managing potentially crippling threats to the entity is sound governance. Identifying exposures and mitigating those risks is part of the enterprise risk management process. crisiscommunications.com/mitigate-expos…

Use gruesome video on the air or not? Name a suicide victim? Grant a silhouette interview and anonymity to a nervous informant? crisiscommunications.com/deceit-and-fak…

In a PR Crisis, admit the truth now or pay the price later. There’s a maxim that says the cover-up is worse than the crime. Another variation is the cover-up makes the crime worse. crisiscommunications.com/in-a-pr-crisis…

Who had meth in their underwear? The crucial need for clarity in communications. crisiscommunications.com/who-had-the-me…

U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center issues report. crisiscommunications.com/u-s-secret-ser…

Considerations before trying to squash the negative story. crisiscommunications.com/considerations…

When ‘correct’ writing looks wrong, what’s a PR writer to do? crisiscommunications.com/when-correct-w…

How to ... cope with the press. crisiscommunications.com/how-to-cope-wi…

As business culture changes as a result of both the pandemic and generational shifts, employees can easily act in ways that are wholly unacceptable today. When that happens, the C-suite must act quickly to prevent reputational damage. crisiscommunications.com/when-an-employ…

Most company leaders feel that they’re doing a good job when it comes to internal comms, according to communications management platform Axios HQ. Employees, however, aren’t quite so sure. crisiscommunications.com/workers-fault-…

A recent report by Capterra suggests that more than half of US businesses should be worried about the next crisis. crisiscommunications.com/should-you-wor…

Whether in-person or virtual, the kids are still in school.  For the moment, however, this will be a class for the adults – and class is now in session on how to handle a social media crisis. crisiscommunications.com/lessons-from-a…

Blake Lively Lawsuit Highlights Distinction Between Crisis Communications and Traditional PR By Bruce Hennes SUMMARY This article highlights the critical distinction between true crisis communications and the practice of traditional public relations, especially in light of

Crisis Communications, Reputation and the Coldplay KissCam Scandal: You Can’t Spin Your Way Out of Bad Behavior When it comes to crisis communications, no amount of spin can repair the damage caused by poor judgment at the top. We’ve already seen many PR professionals comment